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paraffinize

paraffinize verb: to embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.

Verb

paraffinize (third-person singular simple present paraffinizes, present participle paraffinizing, simple past and past participle paraffinized)

  1. To embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.

Forms of paraffinize

third-person singular presentparaffinizes
present participleparaffinizing
past participleparaffinized
pastparaffinized

Origin of paraffinize

From paraffin + -ize.

Questions about paraffinize

What does paraffinize mean?
Paraffinize means to embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.
What part of speech is paraffinize?
Paraffinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of paraffinize?
The past tense of paraffinize is paraffinized.

Words near paraffinize in the dictionary

  1. paraffinic acid
  2. paraffining
  3. paraffinise
  4. paraffinised
  5. paraffinization
  6. paraffinize
  7. paraffinized
  8. paraffinizes
  9. paraffinizing
  10. paraffinoid
  11. paraffinoma

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